#beignets Archives - Baked Broiled and Basted

I am all about making life easy and this is how these Easy Beignets came to light. Let’s talk about beignets for a minute. Is it a dessert or breakfast? Who cares , they are delicious. If you aren’t from Louisiana or visited one of the major cities you may not have ever had them. Beignets are pronounced Ben-yay… I know I know nothing in Louisiana is pronounced the way it looks. I mean we spell go with an X..Geaux . Don’t even get me started on Tchoupitoulas, I was an adult before I got that one. Beignets are basically a fried pastry or a french doughnut served hot and smothered with powdered sugar. They are fluffy in texture , fried until golden brown and very air like. You aren’t doing it right unless you inhale a little powdered sugar when you take your first bite ,lol. …

Growing up in Louisiana there is food that I consider comfort food that most people have never heard of and beignets is top on my list. My first memory of eating beignets as a child is at the original Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. Eating french donuts on the edge of Jackson Square , listening to the jazz musicians playing on the street and looking up at the big ships pass on the Mississippi River. Yes I said looking up, strange but true lol. The smell of the donuts frying and powdered sugar in the air, this was all very magical to me. Now making these Beignet Fries run a close second to the real thing. If you want to try something a little easier try my Easy Beignets.

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